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Current Season - 2024/2025


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Season starting September 2024.

Venues

Concerts will be held at the
Trinity United Church - 284 Division St, Cobourg


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Monday - Friday: 9am - 4:30pm
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55 King Street West Cobourg, ON K9A 2M2

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Les AMIS Concert – Saturday, September 21, 2024

Performance at Trinity United at 7:00 pm
Tickets
$40.00

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Harmony of a Lifetime: an interview with Michael Pepa

JULY 12, 2024

 

Live performance by:

Members of TakeFive Ensemble

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Lynn Kuo, Violin
Csaba Koczó, Violin
Shoshana Telner, Piano

Guest Artists

Catherine Gray, Viola
Leana Rutt, Cello

Program

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
(1810-1856)

  • Allegro brillante
  • In modo d'una marcia. Un poco largamente
  • Scherzo: Molto vivace
  • Allegro ma non troppo

Johannes Brahms:  Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
(1833-1897)

  • Allegro non troppo
  • Andante, un poco adagio
  • Scherzo, Allegro
  • Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto, non troppo

NFOTA

 

Les AMIS Concert - Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Performance at Trinity United Church Cobourg at 7:00 pm

Tickets
$35.00

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Live performance by:
CANTUS ENSEMLE of Zagreb, Croatia

cantus

Photo by Matej Grgić 

Berislav Šipuš, Conductor (click name for bio)
Ana Batanica, Fl; Iva Ladenko, Ob; Danijel Martinović, Cl;
Žarko Perišić, Bn; Bank Harkay, Hn; Srebrenka Poljak, Pn;
Eva Mach, Vl I; Katarina Kutnar, Vl II; Milan Čunko, Vla;
Petra Kušan, Vc; Borna Dejanovic, Db

Program

Boris Papndopulo Chamber Symphony for Nine Instruments
Ivan Josip Skender 5 Groups for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Srećko Bradić: Over the Clouds for Piano and String Quartet
Berislav Šipuš Tan Hetti for 10 Instruments

 

Les AMIS Concert – Sunday, November 10, 2024

Performance at Trinity United at 3:00 pm

Tickets

$35.00

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Live performance by:

Scott St. John, Violin
Rachel Mercer, Cello
Angela Park, Piano

ST JOHN MERCER PARK TRIO

Program

Rebecca Clarke:
(1886-1979)
Piano Trio (1921)
  Moderato ma appassionato
Andante molto semplice
Allegro vigoroso
Kevin Lau (b.1982)  A simple Secret
Robert Schumann: 
(1810-1854)
Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 63 (1847)
  Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch
Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung - Bewegter - Tempo I – attacca
Mit Feuer - Nach und nach schneller

 

Les AMIS Concert – Sunday, January 5, 2025

Performance at Trinity United at 3:00 pm
Tickets
$35.00

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Live performance by:
Daniela Pyne, Soprano
Evan Pyne, Violin
Ellen Annor-Adjei, Piano

daniela et al

 Program

Johannes Brahms:
(1833-1897) 
 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
  Allegro
Adagio
Un poco presto e con sentimento
Presto agitato
Johannes Brahms:
(1833-1897)
Six Songs, Op. 7
  Treue Liebe
Parole
Anklänge
Volkslied
Die Trauernde
Heimkehr

Intermission

 Michael Pepa:
(b. 1939)
 Rival Beauties for Voice, Violin and Piano
  Spring
Summer
Autumn
Perpetuum Mobile "Woodpecker"
Winter
Liszt/Gounod:
(1811-1886)
Waltz on The Opera Faust, S.407
Charles Gounod:
(1818-1893)
The Spinning-wheel Song from Faust
Henri Wieniawski
(1835-1880)
Fantasia on Themes from 'Faust', Op.20

Les AMIS Concert - Sunday, February 9, 2025

Les AMIS and Le Cercle des Amis de Norteño present the tango nuevo ensemble Norteño. 

Performance at Trinity United at 3:00 pm

Tickets
$35.00

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Live performance by:
NORTEÑO Ensemble

  • Pierre-Paul Provencher (Bandoneon)
  • Laurie Rosewarne (piano)
  • Erik Johnson-Scherger (violin)
  • Rémi Barrette (guitar)
  • Vicente Garçía (Double Bass)

Norteno

Program

Astor Piazzolla: Biyuya
Pierre-Paul Provencher: Tangosept
Astor Piazzolla: Verano Porteño
Astor Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño
Pierre-Paul Provencher: Milonga d'automne
Pierre-Paul Provencher: D.C.

Intermission

Pierre-Paul Provencher: Persuado
Pierre-Paul Provencher: Cato's Dreams
Pierre-Paul Provencher: Bachiana Tanguera
Astor Piazzolla: Escualo
Pierre-Paul Provencher: Milonga pour Erik
Astor Piazzolla: La Muerte del Ángel

 

Les AMIS Concert – Sunday, March 9, 2025

Performance at Trinity United at 3:00 pm
Tickets
$35.00

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Live performance by:

New Orford String Quartet

New Orford

Brian Manker - Cello, Andrew Wan - Violin, Jonathan Crow - Violin, Sharon Wei - Viola

Photo by Dahilia Katz

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
(1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 15, K.421 in D minor
Carmen Braden (Yellowknife)
Vincent Ho (Calgary)
Cecilia Livingston (Toronto)
(TBA) New commissioned 5-minute works by Canadian composers
Franz Schubert:
(1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810, known as Death and the Maiden quartet.

The Maiden:
"Oh! leave me! Prithee, leave me! thou grisly man of bone!
For life is sweet, is pleasant.
Go! leave me now alone!
Go! leave me now alone!"

Death:
"Give me thy hand, oh! maiden fair to see,
For I'm a friend, hath ne'er distress'd thee.
Take courage now, and very soon
Within mine arms shalt softly rest thee!"

Matthias Claudius

 

Les AMIS Concert - Saturday, May 3, 2025

Performance at Trinity United at 7:00 pm

Tickets

$35.00

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Live performance by:

Radka Hanáková, Piano

 Radka Hanáková

Program

 J.S. Bach:
(1685-1750)
 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  (first published in 1741)
Aria and 30 variations

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